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*Port Huron Statement
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1962
The focus: Democracy for all,take risks to develop meaningful life, experiment, change Criticized paradoxes of US society -Condemned cold war and misuse of science -Condemned racial injustices -Called for universities and students to be leaders for change |
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*SDS
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1960
Comes from student league for industrial democracy (socialist organization) Al haber was an early activist in SLID, which was founded in 1905 in London, and was activist at University of Michigan -SLID became SDS in 1960 SDS took off in 1964-5 |
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*Tom Hayden
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Reported for Michigan Daily and began to track the radicalism and became one himself
He traveled country to follow radicalism Joined SDS when he came back to Michigan Him and other organized port huron conference and drafted a statement of principles for SDS in 1962 |
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*Free Speech Movement
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Blows up in 1964 and was not part of SDS or new left
-It was people rallying around idea that everyone values free speech and becomes marker for culture of protest -Predominant themes are same as PHS and SDS, but they were not directly affiliated -Critique of conformity through music |
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*Ho Chi Minh
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Vietnamese communist; known to be dangerous to Vietnam because of communism
went back to Indochina to start resistance to Japs and French with an army called VIet Minh After war, he spoke for independent Vietnam He took control after Jap surrendered |
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*Geneva Accords
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Decided fate of Vietnam
Split it at 17th parallel with North for Ho Chi and south controlled by Ngo Dinh Diem |
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*Domino Theory
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One becomes communist, then they all slowly fall to it and fear of it getting to US
"If all these go communist, what does it mean for US and our current way of life? |
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*NGO dinh Diem
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Catholic when vietnam was primarly buddhist
Ngo was undemocratic towards Buddhists |
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*NFL
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National Liberation front: aka Viet Cong: southern supporter of Ho Chi Minh
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*Tet Offensive
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New year 1968 of vietnamese new year
Defeat for US (get more) |
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*My Lai Massacre
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1968
Hidden from public 300 people almost all women, kids, elderly killed on orders |
